19 Dec, 2024 An early Christmas present for combination products By Gareth Williams As always, the CJEU continue to refine the rules regarding obtaining SPCs in Europe. The latest judgment on combination products leaves...
30 Sep, 2024 First instance of a witness being invited to testify in UPC oral proceedings By Thomas Prock Mike Gilbert In an order dated 27 August 2024 (UPC_CFI_358/2023), the Paris (FR) Local Division of the UPC allowed a request by the claimant for a...
27 Sep, 2024 UPC rejects challenge on jurisdiction over internet related infringement By Thomas Prock Mike Gilbert In an order dated 3 September 2024 (UPC_CoA_188/2024) the UPC Court of Appeal held that the UPC has international jurisdiction in respect...
24 Sep, 2024 UPC Confirms Determination of Closest Prior Art to be Unnecessary By Thomas Prock Mike Gilbert In light of the UPC’s stated aim of concluding first instance proceedings within a year of their initiation, it comes as no surprise that...
20 Sep, 2024 The Pokémon Company to finally battle it out with Palworld developer Pocketpair By Adam Wilson Back in March, when asked whether he was concerned the newly released Palworld (dubbed by the internet as “Pokémon with guns”) was...
21 Aug, 2024 M&C in the news: Stratasys vs. Bambu Lab: A view from Europe By M&C Newsroom Several weeks ago, Stratasys, a leading 3D printer manufacturer, initiated patent litigation in the U.S. against Bambu Lab and Tiertime,...
24 Jul, 2024 M&C in the news: Nokia v. Mala Technologies: the UPC interprets its relationship with national courts By M&C Newsroom On 2 May 2024, the Paris Central Division of the UPC issued a decision concerning the jurisdiction and the applicability of the Brussels...
30 May, 2024 Fender bender? Surprise change in 40 year old US design patent law By Jack Stevenson-Hill About a week ago the Federal Circuit issued its en banc opinion in the LKQ v. GM case. In it the 40 year old test for determining whether...
08 Mar, 2024 Asian neighbours fail to 'Shake It Off' By Chris Hemingway The internet is divided. Some are calling it a smart business move. Others are saying that the Singapore government is being selfish. But...
07 Mar, 2024 UPC CoA: No stay of UPC court proceedings during Chapter 11 proceedings By Abigail Spreadbury Mike Gilbert Thomas Prock In an order dated 26 February 2024, the UPC Court of Appeal in Luxembourg decided that issuance of a decision in appeal proceedings...
06 Mar, 2024 UPC language of proceedings: Early change to the language of the proceedings permitted By Krishna Darshan Raghavan Thomas Prock Mike Gilbert In an Order dated 16 January 2024, the President of the Court of First Instance in the proceedings before the Local Division Dusseldorf...
05 Mar, 2024 UPC revocation proceedings: Re-ordering and filing of new requests after the interim conference allowed By Abigail Spreadbury Mike Gilbert Thomas Prock As we reach the first round of oral hearings for revocation actions filed at the UPC, many users of the court may have questions...